All Things Considered for September 29, 2014 : NPR

Syrian Rebels Fear Assad Will Benefit From ISIS Airstrikes

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Middle East

Looting Antiquities, A Fundamental Part Of ISIS' Revenue Stream

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Education

Calif. Law Requires 'Affirmative Consent' To Combat Sexual Assault

by Adolfo Guzman Lopez

Calif. Law Requires 'Affirmative Consent' To Combat Sexual Assault

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Three Quick Lessons From The Violin Wunderkind Who Became A Master

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Deceptive Cadence

Three Quick Lessons From The Violin Wunderkind Who Became A Master

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Global Health

Health Officials Consider Blood Serum As Possible Ebola Treatment

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Health Officials Consider Blood Serum As Possible Ebola Treatment

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Shots - Health News

4 Years Of Lessons Learned About Drugmakers' Payments To Doctors

by Charles Ornstein , Ryann Grochowski Jones , Eric Sagara

4 Years Of Lessons Learned About Drugmakers' Payments To Doctors

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Politics

Massachusetts Governor's Race In A Dead Heat

by Tovia Smith

Massachusetts Governor's Race In A Dead Heat

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Book Reviews

Book Review: 'All The Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid'

by Ted Koppel

Book Review: 'All The Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid'

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Food

The End Of Summer Means The End Of 'Snowballs' In New Orleans

by Keith O'Brien

The End Of Summer Means The End Of 'Snowballs' In New Orleans

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Asia

Hong Kong Protests Pick Up Steam After Weekend Clashes With Police

by Anthony Kuhn

Hong Kong Protests Pick Up Steam After Weekend Clashes With Police

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Asia

Modi Galvanizes Indian Diaspora On U.S. Visit

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National

Chicago Air Traffic Control Fire Still Disrupting Flights Days Later

by David Schaper

Chicago Air Traffic Control Fire Still Disrupting Flights Days Later

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When Teachers, Not Students, Do The Cheating

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When Teachers, Not Students, Do The Cheating

by Anya Kamenetz

When Teachers, Not Students, Do The Cheating

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Television

'That's All Folks:' Saturday Morning Cartoons Bid Farewell

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Hands-Free, Mind-Free: What We Lose Through Automation

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All Tech Considered

Hands-Free, Mind-Free: What We Lose Through Automation

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Hands-Free, Mind-Free: What We Lose Through Automation

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National

Tensions Flare Again Between Police, Protestors In Ferguson

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Tensions Flare Again Between Police, Protestors In Ferguson

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National

White House Fence Jumper Made It Farther Into Building Than Reported

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Novelist Caitlin Moran Wryly Shows 'How To Build A Girl'

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Book Reviews

Novelist Caitlin Moran Wryly Shows 'How To Build A Girl'

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Novelist Caitlin Moran Wryly Shows 'How To Build A Girl'

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